Seat Leon >> Removing and installing tank flap unit
SEAT Leon Service and Repair Manual / General body repairs, exterior / Bonnet, rear lid / Fuel tank lid unit / Removing and installing tank flap unit
Special tools and workshop equipment required
- Release lever - U30800-
Removing
- Loosen the drain tube from the fixing on the wheel housing -arrow-.
- Open the fuel tank flap and unscrew the fuel plug.
- Unscrew the bolt -1-.
- Insert the lever - U 30800- between the tank flap unit and the side plate in the area near to -arrow a-.
Caution Risk of damage to parts. |
- Using a flat screwdriver, apply pressure to the soft point marked with -arrow a- and remove the retaining clip.
- Repeat the steps carried out for the other retaining clips (see arrows -b-, -c- and -d-).
- Remove the unit -1- from the rear side plate. For this purpose, first pull outwards -arrow e- and then pull to the left -arrow f-.
fitting
- Guide the drain pipe -1- through the opening in the side plate through the rear wheel housing, without fixing it.
- Have the opening of the unit -3- engage in the tank filler.
- Engage the unit -3- in the side plate, when doing so, first guide in on the side of the hinge -arrow a-.
- Then guide in the unit -3- in the direction of -arrow b-. Make sure not to damage the tank flap lock - V155- .-2-.
- Screw in the cover and close the fuel tank flap.
- Engage the drain tube to the fixing on the wheel housing -arrow-.
Fuel tank lid unit
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General information
When radial or lateral runout of the wheel and tyre coincide, the
imbalance of the wheel is amplified by the tyre.
For technical reasons, 100% true running is not possible.
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